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The Perth thai restaurant “Perth’s Best Thai Food!” 348 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth Voiceo P 9228 9307 N 799 Saturday October 5, 2013 • Phone 9430 7727 • www.perthvoice.com • [email protected] Lawyers sue mayor for $325k in fees his defamation action against for his alleged breach of a July 100 guests—including politicians that if re-elected he would like to by STEPHEN POLLOCK councillors Mike Sabatino and settlement of the defamation and business leaders—at the stand for another term as mayor BAYSWATER mayor Terry Mike Anderton. action. council’s mayoral dinner (Voice, and will re-contest the position,” Kenyon is being sued by his Cr Kenyon is contesting the bill The settlement had included a September 28, 2013). council media adviser Martyn lawyers for unpaid fees. and a directions hearing has been non-disclosure clause which the Meanwhile, Cr Kenyon is Boyle says. scheduled for November 6. pair allege Cr Kenyon breached seeking re-election to council at The Voice contacted Lavan Lavan Legal is seeking The mayor is also being sued by discussing particulars of the this month’s elections. Legal and Cr Kenyon but both $324,767—plus interest and by Crs Sabatino and Anderton settlement in front of more than “The mayor has confi rmed declined to comment. costs—for representing him in Green tape strangling Swan River venture In a December 21, 2012 letter by CARMELO AMALFI to Mr McCormack the Swan River MACK McCORMACK reckons Trust states “no major issues were his seaplane business could raised” but 10 months later he still has no approval. be the next big thing for WA The Trust says it is considering tourism—except the Swan River an application for a trial period of Trust is standing in his way. approximately 12 months for two The Catalina Airlines boss says seaplanes to operate with a total of he’s “lost two years and millions of six movements a day. dollars in turnover” because of what Mr McCormack wants to operate • Bayswater Soccer Club won the Cool Ridge Cup in August, beating Ashfi eld one-nil, but now they’re after he regards as petty environmental two seaplanes, one carrying up to the big one—the premier league grand fi nal against Stirling. It’s been a 40-year drought. Photo supplied. wrangling from the soon-to-be- 10 passengers and the other up to disbanded agency. 24, fl ying to Rottnest, the Abrolhos “The Trust asked us to do islands off Geraldton, Mandurah, East Perth environmental studies a year ago Margaret River and other sight- Inglewoodg because they were worried about us seeing, diving and snorkelling Mt Lawleyy killing dolphins and seabirds,” he destinations. Baysy’s back! North Perth told the Voice, speaking from Cygnet “Visitors don’t want to sit in a fi touching distance of the trophy Yokine Bay north of Broome. “I can’t nd hotel room all day when they could by STEPHEN POLLOCK again. Are lovely places to take a walk. We any other study of dolphin strikes visit the best diving sites in the state have limited Voice distribution rounds anywhere in the world. The team secured a fi nal berth available, so now you can walk and get without having to drive hours to get BAYSWATER CITY SOCCER paid too! Call Stephanie on 9430 7727 “We have been put through the there,” he says. CLUB hopes to break a 40-year by beating Stirling Lions in the major semi-fi nal two weeks ago. grinder, there is no environmental “It takes one hour and 20 issue. We’re ready to go.” hoodoo when it faces Stirling “We got the boys in four weeks minutes to fl y to Geraldton, which Find the Fake Ad & win a chance for a He’d originally applied in 2012 Lions in the premier league early for pre-season training,” says is delighted at the new tourism grand fi nal on Saturday. feast for two to land and launch seaplanes on the opportunities. There is millions of coach Chris Coyne, a former Perth South Perth side of the Narrows but dollars sitting on the ground doing Bayswater versus Stirling— Glory and Dundee defender. hit opposition from local Liberal nothing right now.” could this be an omen for the “I think it has made a huge SIENA’S MP John McGrath, concerned about ff fi The ex-SAS trooper and WA looming council mergers? di erence to our tness and if you amateur yachties being clocked on Baysy last reached the fi nal in look back at our games, we have the head. Mr McGrath suggested entrepreneur of the year says all Leederville that stands in the way is the Trust’s 1972—losing to East Fremantle— scored a lot of winning goals with a site near the old brewery on the but a series of brilliant displays three or four minutes to go, when Crawley side of the Narrows and bureaucratic culture. 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Check our Who Trusts Barnett? website Hydrobath & by STEPHEN POLLOCK for specials AXING the Swan River Trust • Maylands Labor www.petsmeatsuppliers.com.au Blowdry Service available could jeopardise funding for MP Lisa Baker at the projects along the Maylands Bath Street Jetty. foreshore says Bayswater Photo by Jeremy Dixon 9444 1220 Ample parking at the back mayor Terry Kenyon and 9242 3066 - Fax Orders • 414 Oxford Street, Mt Hawthorn local Labor MP Lisa Baker. OPEN MON-FRI 8.30AM-6PM • THURS NIGHTS TILL LATE The mayor fears the cash- SAT 8AM-5PM CLOSED SUNDAY strapped state government will attempt to get councils to pick up the tab. Last week the Barnett government announced the SRT—formed in 1989 to protect the Swan and Canning Rivers— Need would be folded into a new parks and wildlife department. “The state government has a environmental projects and we “Why wasn’t it revealed history of cost-shifting and given are keen that these should go before the March 9 state election? Dentures or the pressures the state’s fi nances ahead, so there is a real concern “The Bath Street jetty are under it is a real concern for that these may not happen.” foreshore stabilisation in us,” Cr Kenyon says.